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The "YOU SUCK" of the century (to date)
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Continental Dollar found in junk box for 50 Cents Euro:
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That may be #1 all-time!
I thought the same thing! And it was found in France, not somewhere in the U. S.
RMR: 'Wer, wenn ich schriee, hörte mich denn aus der Engel Ordnungen?'
CJ: 'No one!' [Ain't no angels in the coin biz]
Always thought picking in Europe would be fun...
Wow!
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Amazing! Definitely “you suck!” worthy! France makes sense if these were European medals as speculated. I wonder if we’ll see more from Europe?
As for all-time “you suck” I’m still reserving that for the Saddle Ridge rusted can find right now .
I have trouble understanding the continued price support for these given where they likely came from and what they represent.
Wow.....
Right place, right time, knowledgeable buyer.....
= Big score.
Somewhere back in the 1990's I was at a major show when I ran across a dealer I knew with a proverbial ship eating grin on his face. I asked what what he so happy about and he told me that with the Iron Curtain gone he had decided to go on a buying trip in Eastern Europe. Driving around in the eastern half of what was then Czechoslovakia he stopped at a flea market to look for coins or whatever. He found a box of obsolete European paper money that had in it over $35,000 face in large denomination large size U.S. currency for just a few Kroner(?) per note. The seller had simply assumed that they were obsolete, as would be any European currency of that era. When I ran into him he had just sold the lot for an obscene amount.
Does not sound like the buyer was knowledgable about the piece, but he was smart enough to
A: Buy it, and
B: look it up!
I'm confused. (Pre coffee here in Hawaii) The metal of the original, authentic coins is Pewter?
AKA Pakasmom
I seem to remember a trio of full band mercs, a crappy ebay picture, and a big windfall.
But this certainly eclipses that by at least 2X
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OK, fair enough.
Yes.
Have some of that good Kona brew!
I guess I make a distinction between digging something out of the ground and buying something. YMMV.
I tried a similar thing when I went to a conference in Oslo one year... I got bupkis there too... :-/
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why coin dealers drink!
You can only hope the dealer doesn’t know it came from them. You’d never get done kicking yourself in the arse.
tu crains, Monsieur.
Wow nice find.
That borders on a twilight zone story... Amazing... what a marvelous discovery. Cheers, RickO
Well, here’s a Frenchman who believes in Père Nöel.
That would certainly warrant a coveted "YOU SUCK AWARD" if he posted here.
Fun thread!
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the wow factor. a beautiful pick for sure
I can only imagine how much more than the $97,000 + value this would bring at auction, I would think $300,000 within a year.
What a find...I wonder how long PCGS had this to verify authenticity, I'm sure there was a lot of work to make sure. Good job!
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So finding a 40% Kennedy half at the bank is superseded by this one?
What about the 1854-S $5?
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
Wow!
U.S. Type Set
Didn't some throw out a three dollar proof gold and never find it? What's the opposite of You Suck?
You may be about to find out when your wife finds out you are still posting.
“You DON’T suck.” 😉
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
We came to an agreement. I don't tease her about Pinterest and she don't hassle me about coins.
A fair question. Does suckfulness count more or less if you owned something all along but either did not know you had it or were unaware of its worth, such as the Saddle Ridge Hoard (it was on the finders' property) and/or the 1854-S $5, or if you find that pearl of great price in the wild at a ridiculously cheap price?
I'm not saying it didn't happen like the story says it did. But call me skeptical. Lots of flags in that story, red and otherwise.
--Severian the Lame
Your thread, your choice. And depending upon that choice, I also nominate the Walton 1913 Liberty nickel - at least from the time it was thought to be a fake😉
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
I thought about including that in my examples, but he knew what it was when he bought it. The heirs were just the victims of a mis-authentication for a while (40 years).
Really makes one wonder about the history on that one. Beautiful condition too.
Can you give me some tips?
RMR: 'Wer, wenn ich schriee, hörte mich denn aus der Engel Ordnungen?'
CJ: 'No one!' [Ain't no angels in the coin biz]
You get married?????
Yes, it was a four dollar Stella!!!!
Worth about a quarter mill today...
Someone found an original flowing hair dime in AU condition in a junk box over in England in the 1960s!! Paid $.50 for it and brought it back to the states where he realized what it was and authenticated it. Worth about $100k today! That is almost as amazing as the OP’s story!!!
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I hope he at least made a substantial purchase of other stuff.
Dealer I used to do business with in Erie, PA found a nice 1812/1 large 8 in XF in a box of wheat pennies... that he paid $50 for
BHNC #248 … 140 and counting.
Great find. Thanks for sharing. My best find is a 1922 No D which graded VF that was in a jar of wheat cents back in the 70's.
Not a coin story, but my buddy sells southern antiques as his business. He frequently has great picking stories. One of my recent favorites was when he found a pocket bible that could be attributed to a confederate officer in a box of old VHS tapes at a flea market. He paid 50 cents and subsequently sold it for more than $2k.
I'd say the opposite of You Suck™ is You're Screwed™.
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"YOU MORON"
And then, 24 hours later, I was invited to pick through the personal inventory of an eccentric dealer who passed away a few years ago...
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